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Two Wetaskiwin schools saved from closure

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Karyn Mulcahy - CTV Edmonton

Published: May 28, 2014 at 10:55AM EDT

Parents celebrate after the Wetaskiwin Public School Board agreed to keep their elementary schools open on Tuesday evening.

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